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Gandwan Population - Sangrur, Punjab

Gandwan is a large village located in Sunam Tehsil of Sangrur district, Punjab with total 913 families residing. The Gandwan village has population of 4755 of which 2599 are males while 2156 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gandwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 509 which makes up 10.70 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gandwan village is 830 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Gandwan as per census is 685, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Gandwan village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Gandwan village was 53.04 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Gandwan Male literacy stands at 56.46 % while female literacy rate was 49.00 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gandwan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Gandwan village.

Gandwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 913 - -
Population 4,755 2,599 2,156
Child (0-6) 509 302 207
Schedule Caste 1,524 831 693
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 53.04 % 56.46 % 49.00 %
Total Workers 1,531 1,466 65
Main Worker 1,143 - -
Marginal Worker 388 368 20

Caste Factor

Gandwan village of Sangrur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.05 % of total population in Gandwan village. The village Gandwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Gandwan village out of total population, 1531 were engaged in work activities. 74.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1531 workers engaged in Main Work, 689 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 190 were Agricultural labourer.